Sentences with phrase «advocating for raising children»

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«We've been deeply committed to helping parents afford the costs of raising and caring for their children since the early days of the administration and will continue to advocate for relief for American families in the coming weeks.»

Sax makes some very helpful suggestions for parents struggling to raise respectful children, but his emphasis is misplaced in advocating....

In her book How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott - Haims, a dean at Stanford University, tells horror stories about parents who speak for, plan for, and advocate for their college - aged children, afraid to let go lest their precious charges....

We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.

We also advocate for this type of everyday activity (breastfeeding a child in public) to be so utterly normal as to never raise a single eyebrow!

This raises a delicate issue for pro-family advocates, who have taken on as a solemn responsibility trends in abortion, divorce, child abuse, and drug use.

Lysa Parker - API Cofounder, Parenting Educator, Child and Family Advocate on Attached at the Heart: Eight Proven Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children

We strive to be advocates for children to ensure each child's value and to help families be successful in raising confident, capable members of our society.

Parents raising exceptional children need to be proactive, have a plan and help kids advocate for themselves, when possible.

These natural mamas are all about being eco-friendly, holistic living, are big advocates for natural childbirth and attachment parenting and raise their children to be the same way.

In the meantime, while the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress seeks to raise federal reimbursement for school meals by a mere six cents — rather than the one dollar advocated by reformers like Chef Ann — we need to exploit every opportunity to bring more funds to schools.

I believe family bed advocates when they claim that co-sleeping raises independent, confident and secure children — I also believe that leaving your baby to fend for them self during these times of nighttime need may produce children who are more dependent, anxious and insecure.

Strategic — we raise awareness of the causes, extent and impact of child poverty and by advocating strategies for its eradication and prevention

A group advocating for the Child Victims Act is raising awareness about the measure in hopes of countering opponents of the bill... and perhaps making New York safer for kids.

Privacy advocates also raised concerns over the Hello Barbie doll, which used speech recognition to interact with children's requests — but also passed the data to third - party servers for storage and processing.

Privacy advocates also raised concerns over the Hello Barbie doll, which used speech recognition to interact with children — but also passed the data to third - party servers for storage and processing.

We provide help and resources for strengthening believers in their faith and sharing the gospel; building resilient marriages that reflect God's design; equipping parents to raise their children with a thriving faith; advocating for the preborn, orphaned and life at every stage; and engaging the culture through a biblical worldview.

If advocating for an issue leads to a fund - raising event, then we look for a cause, such as children with cancer.

Afterschool Alliance a coalition of public, private, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of after - school programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children

She has long been an active advocate for migrant farmworker children's rights and continues to raise awareness on issues affecting farmworkers and to create meaningful engagement with the farmworker community in her current role.

Advocating for their children, parents are empowering themselves and raising their voices to fix the education problems that politicians and education leaders in Trenton have been unable to address.

Parents and children were grateful for the passage of Lexie's Law, including all the parents who have moved to intervene in Niehaus v. Huppenthal, but the difficulty of raising corporate funds led parents and school choice advocates to look for new methods of delivering genuine school choice to these deserving families.

One trusted voice that rises above the din is that of T. Berry Brazelton, whose work as a pediatrician, author, and advocate for children has helped many parents cope with the stresses of raising children in a fast - paced world.

Snapchat's latest feature «Snap Map» allows users to track other people's location in real time, raising privacy and security concerns for parents and child safety advocates.

Six weeks after a coalition of consumer advocates accused Google of using «deceptive and unfair» ads in its YouTube Kids app, the same group is raising new concerns about access to videos that are inappropriate for children.

The AECEO will continue to advocate for a provincially established salary grid along with base funding for child care programs in order to equitably raise the salaries, working conditions and morale of all early childhood educators and child care workers.

(«Evidence indicating that early, extensive, and continuous nonmaternal care is associated with less harmonious parent - child relations and elevated levels of aggression and noncompliance suggests that concerns raised about early and extensive child care 15 years ago remain valid and that alternative explanations of Belsky's originally controversial conclusion do not account for seemingly adverse effects of routine nonmaternal care that continue to be reported in the literature... No longer is it tenable for developmental scholars and child - care advocates to deride the notion that early and extensive nonmaternal care of the kind available in most communities poses risks for young children and perhaps the larger society as well.

As citizens, we can advocate for sufficient funding and education to support parents raising children with RAD.

These three brave moms started their own nonprofit group to advocate for other parents like themselves raising children with RAD.

Florida early childhood advocates, including home visiting programs, formed a First 1000 Days Florida coalition to raise awareness and build support for investing in families with children age 0 - 3.

It not only recognizes the essential role families have in preparing their children for school, but also reinforces parents» roles as advocates in raising awareness for community - wide efforts that support school readiness.

All through November, advocates, families, and communities from across the country have celebrated the importance of adoptive families with the goal of raising awareness of barriers to adoption for children in foster care.

Here at the Institute for Attachment and Child Development, we're working to educate the greater public and advocate on behalf of those raising children with RAD.

There is much to be done to turn these trends around and Voices for Children is active in advocating for policies that will help do just that, like raising the minimum wage, promoting college savings programs, and being mindful of the family bottom line.

November 2017 We invite you to join the many organizations and advocates who are dedicated to raising awareness about the urgent need for permanent families for children in U.S. foster care — and for orphaned children around the world.

She is an advocate for the healthy, common - sense raising of children in order to strengthen families and communities.

Pam has written extensively about raising, educating, and advocating for children with disabilities.

Fact: «Evidence indicating that early, extensive, and continuous nonmaternal care is associated with less harmonious parent - child relations and elevated levels of aggression and noncompliance suggests that concerns raised about early and extensive child care 15 years ago remain valid and that alternative explanations of Belsky's originally controversial conclusion do not account for seemingly adverse effects of routine nonmaternal care that continue to be reported in the literature... No longer is it tenable for developmental scholars and child - care advocates to deride the notion that early and extensive nonmaternal care of the kind available in most communities poses risks for young children and perhaps the larger society as well.

In consultations, children and young people frequently spoke about violence being an issue for them and asked the Advocate to develop a campaign to raise awareness about violence.

Families raising children with FASD also face significant systems - level barriers and often have to assume the role of advocate and service coordinator for their children [49].